Simply Charlotte Mason Homeschooling

The Charlotte Mason approach to reading lessons is the best of both phonics and sight words. Here's how it works.

Charlotte Mason Language Arts: Reading Lessons originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Recitation the Charlotte Mason way is more than just rote memorization. It's a chance for students to show how the ideas they've received have impacted them.

Charlotte Mason Language Arts: Recitation originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

A Charlotte Mason education in language arts begins with good books. Here's why choosing living books is so important.

Charlotte Mason Language Arts: Good Books originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Charlotte Mason math lessons often have the student answer verbally. Richele joins Sonya to talk about why this is a benefit and how to approach struggles with this method.

Oral Work in the Charlotte Mason Math Lesson originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

What benefits can you and your children gain from regularly spending time outdoors studying nature?

What’s the Point of Nature Study? originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Ancient biographies and really old plays. What's the point of including these in your homeschool schedule?

What’s the Point of Shakespeare and Plutarch? originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Sonya is joined by Amber O'Neal Johnston, who shares her story of coming to love nature study after growing up in the air conditioning.

From Air Conditioning to Loving Nature Study originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Why is there so much emphasis on good habits in the Charlotte Mason Method of homeschooling?

What’s the Point of Good Habits? originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

When you have more preschoolers than school-age children it can be difficult to balance the different ages. Sonya is joined by her daughter Ruth to share her strategies for homeschooling in this situation.

Strategies for Homeschool with Multiple Preschoolers originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Wondering why you should include a foreign language in your home school? Sonya shares some great reasons your family should learn another language.

What’s the Point of Learning a Foreign Language? originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Have you ever wondered why Charlotte Mason homeschool schedules include art and music?

What’s the Point of Art and Music? originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

We've received many questions about math tables and how to teach them with the Charlotte Mason Method. Richele Baburina joins Sonya to answer your questions.

Learning Multiplication Tables the Charlotte Mason Way originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

You have a wonderful opportunity to dig deeper into the ideas found in books by discussing fiction with your student. Here's how.

Discussing Fiction without Formal Narration originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

You should only read as much as your child is able to narrate. But how do you know where to stop in a longer reading?

How to Break Readings into Smaller Parts originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

You might have heard that Charlotte Mason required perfection or best effort. What does that really mean, and how can we avoid an unhealthy perfectionist mindset?

Does Charlotte Mason Require Perfection? originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Does your home school have to look just like Charlotte Mason's schools? You have plenty of freedom in the principles of the Charlotte Mason Method to do what works for your family!

You Don’t Have to Be Charlotte Mason originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Sonya and Karen share how they each started with Charlotte Mason homeschooling, and how this wonderful method has served them and their children well.

How We Got Started with Charlotte Mason Homeschooling originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Homeschool math lessons often have the child work independently. But the Charlotte Mason method takes a different approach.

Why You Should Be Involved in Your Child’s Homeschool Math Lessons originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Do you ever think of math as beautiful? Tabitha Wirges and Dr. Julie Ryle, authors of Practical Geometry, join Sonya to talk about how a mother can see the beauty of math in the everyday.

The Beauty of Math originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.